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Supermodel Natalia Vodianova Named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador- UN Sexual - Reproductive Health Agency

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 UN Correspondent Society & Diplomatic Review  and  UNNGO PeaceeverTV compiled a report: On February 24, The spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, held a press briefing at the United Nations News Center. Russian supermodel, philanthropist and influence investor Natalia Vodianova (Natalia Vodianova) was appointed today as the UN Population and Reproductive Health Agency UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Supermodel Natalia Vodianova (Natalia Vodianova) and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem answered questions raised by reporters online.

Ms. Gloria Starr Kins, editor-in-chief of the  UN Correspondent  Society and Diplomacy Review attended the press briefing  on February 24 in her office.held by the spokesperson of the United Nations Headquarters in the United Nations Press Center
 
   Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
  Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fundation
 
 
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem said: the issue has been starved of the attention it deserves, but in recent years that has started to change, and “achieving this, is central to UNFPA’s mandate”.

“It’s a tragic irony that something as universal as menstruation can make girls feel so isolated…We all have a role to play in breaking the taboos around menstruation”, said UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, underscoring the significance of spotlighting the damage caused.

She added that the agency “is pleased to partner with such a powerful and committed advocate. Societies prosper when girls are confident, empowered and making their own decisions!”

   Supermodel Natalia Vodianova (Natalia Vodianova) 

Over the past three years, Ms. Vodianova has teamed up with UNFPA to launch a series of “Let’s Talk” events worldwide, which have mobilised policy makers, civil society and the private sector to help tackle shame, exclusion and discrimination, faced routinely by millions of women and girls.

Leaders from various sectors such as fashion, politics, sport, technology and media have also gathered in Turkey, Kenya, Switzerland, Belarus and India to advance women’s health.

Raised in poverty by a single mother in Russia, along with caring for a half-sister who has cerebral palsy and autism, Ms.Vodianova is a passionate advocate for human rights, including reproductive rights and the rights of people living with disabilities, UNFPA noted.

The agency said it was looking forward to working with her in her role as a bridge builder across the fashion and technology industries, where she’s an influential international voice, to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

  
    Valeria Robecco, ANSA News Agency （2020 UNCA President）
   Ms. Gloria Starr Kins (Edit in Chief Gloria Starr Kins the editor-in-chief of the United Nations Society and Diplomacy Review The first picture in the second row from the left
    
   Raised in poverty by a single mother in Russia, along with caring for a half-sister who has cerebral palsy and autism, Ms.Vodianova is a passionate advocate for human rights, including reproductive rights and the rights of people living with disabilities, UNFPA noted.
   

 At the age of 15, Vodianova enrolled in a modelling agency. By the age of 17, she had moved to Paris, and signed with Viva Models. Vodianova has achieved success as a runway, editorial, and advertising campaign model. She has walked in more than 200 runway shows for American and European based designers' ready-to-wear and haute couture collections, and has completed advertising campaigns for Guerlain, Givenchy, Prada, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Nina Ricci, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, L'Oréal, H&M, David Yurman, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Diane von Fürstenberg, Hugo Boss, Miss Sixty, Stuart Weitzman, Etam and others.

   
  Over the past three years, Ms. Vodianova has teamed up with UNFPA to launch a series of “Let’s Talk” events worldwide, which have mobilised policy makers, civil society and the private sector to help tackle shame, exclusion and discrimination, faced routinely by millions of women and girls.
Leaders from various sectors such as fashion, politics, sport, technology and media have also gathered in Turkey, Kenya, Switzerland, Belarus and India to advance women’s health.